ततोऽब्रवीद्विजान्वृद्धान्यज्ञकर्मसु निष्ठितान्। स्थापत्ये निष्ठितांश्चैव वृद्धान्परमधार्मिकान्।।1.13.6।। कर्मान्तिकान् शिल्पकरान्वर्धकीन् खनकानपि। गणकान्शिल्पिनश्चैव तथैव नटनर्तकान्।।1.13.7।। तथा शुचीन्शास्त्रविद: पुरुषान् सुबहुश्रुतान्। यज्ञकर्म समीहन्तां भवन्तो राजशासनात्।।1.13.8।। इष्टका बहु साहस्राश्शीघ्रमानीयतामिति। 0 उपकार्या: क्रियन्तां च राज्ञां बहुगुणान्विता:।।1.13.9।।
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English Translation
तत: after that, यज्ञकर्मसु in the sacrificerelated activities, निष्ठितान् experienced, वृद्धान् venerable, द्विजान् brahmins, वृद्धान् venerable, परमधार्मिकान् most righteous people, स्थापत्ये in the science of architecture, निष्ठितांश्चैव skilled, कर्मान्तिकान् workers, शिल्पकरान् makers of bricks, वर्धकीन् carpenters, खनकानपि diggers, गणकान् men adept in calculations, शिल्पिनश्चैव artisans, तथैव and, नटनर्तकान् dancers and actors, तथा and, शुचीन् men having clean back ground, शास्त्रविद: wellversed in the scriptures, सुबहुश्रुतान् wellinformed and knowledgeable, पुरुषान् people, भवन्त: all of you, राजशासनात् by king's command, यज्ञकर्म sacrificial work, समीहन्ताम् be planned, बहुसाहस्रा in thousands, इष्टका: bricks, शीघ्रम् immediately, आनीयताम् let them be brought, राज्ञाम् kings', बहुगुणान्विता: commanding all comforts, उपकार्या: temporary residential buildings, क्रियन्ताम् be erected.
English Commentary
Thereafter Vasishta summoned those brahmins who are experienced in the sacrificerelated activities venerable and righteous architects skilled workers brick makers, carpenters, diggers, artisans, account keepers, dancers and actors, men versed in scriptures and honest, wellinformed people and addressed them saying, "In accordance with the king's command let the work of the sacrificial ceremony be inauguarated. Let thousands of bricks be brought. Let temporary residential buildings be erected with all the comforts to accommodate royal guests."